# Worst adage, proverb

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-adage-proverb/4816>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [March 4, 2000, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-adage-proverb/4816 "2000-03-04T01:42:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Bucky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Bucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bucky)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2000, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-adage-proverb/4816/41 "2000-03-21T06:02:00Z")

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“That’s the esception that proves the rule.” Well, we have a name for rules which have exceptions–they’re called non-rules! I had it explained once that “prove” is used in the sense of testing the rule (and finding it wanting).

“You can’t have your cake and eat it, too.” Maybe that should be the other way around?

Bucky

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**Author:** ![Occam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Occam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Occam)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2000, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-adage-proverb/4816/42 "2000-03-20T20:33:00Z")

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Live as if you’ll die today.  
Work as if you don’t nee dthe money.  
Dance as if no one is watching.

If you behaved like this you’d be frantic, poor and committed.

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**Author:** ![Breckinshire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/71c47a/32.png) [@Breckinshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Breckinshire)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2000, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-adage-proverb/4816/43 "2000-03-21T02:27:00Z")

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The squeaky wheel gets the grease.  
The early bird gets the worm.  
Am I the only one who would go to great lengths to avoid grease or worms?

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_A hush fell over the courtroom, killing six._

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**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2000, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-adage-proverb/4816/44 "2000-03-21T12:40:00Z")

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if a tree falls on a mime, does anyone care?  
If a man says something, and there is no woman around to hear him, is he still wrong?

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well, at least one person wants to meet me…  
[http://fathom.org/polldata/pollcheck.adp?poll=dope-page5&question=62](http://fathom.org/polldata/pollcheck.adp?poll=dope-page5&question=62)

Cheers!!

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**Author:** ![casdave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@casdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/casdave)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2000, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-adage-proverb/4816/45 "2000-03-21T21:10:00Z")

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How about,

Microsoft Windows XXXX will make computing an even better experience.  
Yeah-right!

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**Author:** ![casdave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@casdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/casdave)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2000, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-adage-proverb/4816/46 "2000-03-21T21:13:00Z")

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or maybe,

Microsoft Windows XXXX-the plug n play O/S  
feels bitter.

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**Author:** ![John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ccd318/32.png) [@John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Kentzel-Griffin)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2000, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-adage-proverb/4816/47 "2000-03-23T08:47:00Z")

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Birds of a feather will flock together.  
Opposites attract.

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Virtually yours,

DrMatrix

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